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1960s
Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sunday was meant to be
Original Lyrics:
Some things are meant to be
Johnny Cash's, "Ring of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
I fell into a burning ray of fire
Original Lyrics:
I fell into a burning ring of fire
 
1970s
Bob Dylan's, "Idiot Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I ran into the fortune teller, who said beware of light little lemon stripes
Original Lyrics:
I ran into the fortune teller, who said beware of lightning that might strike
Boz Scaggs', "Lido Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beatles
Original Lyrics:
Lido
Carpenters', "Only Yesterday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, baby, feels like a baby
Original Lyrics:
Baby, baby, feels like maybe
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Telephone Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm really in twilight
Original Lyrics:
I'm living in twilight
Elton John's, "Harmony"
Misheard Lyrics:
Family
Original Lyrics:
Harmony
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "You're The One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meditate mild erection
Original Lyrics:
Meditate in my direction
Meat Loaf's, "Heaven Can Wait"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me all of your plasticine and I’ll turn the night into the starlight of day
Original Lyrics:
Give me all of your prayers to sing and I’ll turn the night into the skylight of day.
Olivia Newton-John's, "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Misheard Lyrics:
But now there's no way to hide
Original Lyrics:
But now there's nowhere to hide
Squeeze's, "Take Me I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics:
My evil eyes tomorrow
Original Lyrics:
My eagle flies tomorrow
Sweet's, "Fox on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I say
Original Lyrics:
F-foxy
The Doobie Brothers', "It Keeps You Runnin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
It brings you rubbish
Original Lyrics:
It keeps you runnin'
Vicki Sue Robinson's, "Turn the Beat Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love to feel it
Original Lyrics:
Love to hear it
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I'm back in the rig to take another swig
Original Lyrics:
Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing
Benny Mardones', "Into the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I could fight, I’d freak you out
Original Lyrics:
If I could fly, I’d pick you up
Bryan Ferry's, "Don’t Stop the Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goose hop
Original Lyrics:
Don’t stop
Cast of La Cage Aux Folles', "I Am What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics:
I deal my own chef
Original Lyrics:
I deal my own deck
John Fogerty's, "The Old Man Down the Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
He got a suitcase covered with grass snake hide
Original Lyrics:
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's, "Ebony and Ivory"
Misheard Lyrics:
They believe, I believe
Original Lyrics:
Ebony, ivory
Phil Collins', "Don't Lose My Number"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sure better run for your life
Original Lyrics:
You better run for your life
Richard Marx's, "Angelia"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dangeria
Original Lyrics:
Angelia
Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
A full commitment's gonna give it up
or
A full commitment's what I'm giving up
Original Lyrics:
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
Rockwell's, "Obscene Phone Caller"
Misheard Lyrics:
I must have my numbered days
Original Lyrics:
I must have my number changed
The Alan Parsons Project's, "Prime Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
But too many hopes and dreams won’t say goodbye
Original Lyrics:
But too many hopes and dreams won’t see the light
The Psychedelic Furs', "Heartbreak Beat"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it feels like Luvs
Original Lyrics:
And it feels like love
 
1990s
Annie Lennox's, "Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
Falling from your mind
Original Lyrics:
Falling from your mouth
Counting Crows', "A Long December"
Misheard Lyrics:
A warm December and there's reason to believe
or
A warm September and there's reason to believe
Original Lyrics:
A long December and there's reason to believe
Donna Lewis', "I Could Be the One"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could be your friend of hope
or
I could be your friend at home
Original Lyrics:
I could be your prayer of hope
Donna Lewis', "Without Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll never be Donna
Original Lyrics:
I'll never recover
Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics:
No shadows from the sun
Original Lyrics:
No shadows block the sun
Leon Redbone's, "Canon Sure Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh what a shock
or
Oh what a shop
Original Lyrics:
Oh what a shot
Pretenders', "I'll Stand By You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'll never insult you
Original Lyrics:
And I'll never desert you
Primitive Radio Gods', "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth..."
Misheard Lyrics:
A million years before the phone
Original Lyrics:
A million years before the fall
Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fairy tales are here to stay
Original Lyrics:
Fairy tales of yesterday
Right Said Fred's, "I’m Too Sexy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m a robot
Original Lyrics:
I’m a model
Right Said Fred's, "I’m Too Sexy"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m just sexting for my cat
Original Lyrics:
I’m too sexy for my hat
Seal's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics:
How am I ever gonna survive?
Original Lyrics:
No, we're never gonna survive
Weezer's, "Buddy Holly"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you're Harry Connick Jr.
Original Lyrics:
And you're Mary Tyler Moore
 
2000s
3 Doors Down's, "Let Me Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I turned my back on the avenue
Original Lyrics:
And I turned my back on loving you
Akon's, "Locked Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm locked out
Original Lyrics:
I'm locked up
Aqua's, "Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
This doctor is a ho
or
This doctor is a whore
Original Lyrics:
This appetite for hope
Ice Cube's, "It Was a Good Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I picked up the taco
On to Patreon
And I’m yellin' vamanos
Original Lyrics:
I picked up the cash flow
On to bones
And I’m yellin' dominoe
Ice Cube's, "It Was a Good Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
and momma cooked the breakfast with no dog
Original Lyrics:
And moma cooked the breakfast with no hog
RBD's, "Nuestro Amor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes, I got more
Original Lyrics:
Nuestro Amor
Rihanna's, "Unfaithful"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna be a warrior
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna be a murderer
 
2010s
Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freak energy
Seems like a doggone hysteria
Original Lyrics:
We freak in my Jeep
Snoop Doggy Dogg on the stereo
Rag'n'Bone Man's, "Human"
Misheard Lyrics:
Napoli Juve Aperol
Original Lyrics:
I'm only human after all
Sia's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby I don't need drugs or pills to have fun tonight
Original Lyrics:
Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight
Sia's, "Unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a pork chop in the makes
Original Lyrics:
I'm a Porsche with no brakes.

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